Dig it, Groove-ophiles! It's the Summer of 1979 and you're at the barbershop waiting to get a haircut (or waiting for your brother to get one). There's a stack of new comics in the waiting area. You have time to read only one of them...which do you choose and why? Have fun!
Showing posts with label avengers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label avengers. Show all posts
Friday, August 14, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020
Dynamic Drawings to Dazzle and Delight!
Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!
July 7 & 9, 1970
Groovy Age Splash Page of the Week
| Iron Man #119 |
Groovy Age Spotlight On... John Byrne's Avengers Fill-In Issues 164-166!
July 6th was John Byrne's birthday so let's celebrate, Groove-ophiles! While his Groovy Age work on X-Men, Marvel Team-Up, Iron Fist, Rog-200, Doomsday +1, Marvel Two-In-One, and Starlord is most celebrated, leave us not forget that he had a suh-weet run on Avengers (issues 181-191) that actually stemmed from a trio of far-out fill-in issues that he did on issues 164-166! Those three issues that ran from July-September 1977 absolutely rocked! Credit-where-credit's due: Jim Shooter turned out a whale of a storyline that allowed Byrne to strut his stuff (and regular inker Pablo Marcos gave Byrne's pencils a different, but cool, vibe than what we'd seen before) with some amazing action scenes against The Lethal Legion (Power Man, Living Laser, and Whirlwind) and a super-powered Count Nefaria (playing the part of Superman-gone-wrong). While we loved our regular penciler at the time, George Perez, methinks not too many fans were disappointed during this titanic trilogy of incredible fill-in issues! Dig this sampling of Ol' Groove's fave pages from each issue...and Happy Birthday, John Byrne!
July 6th was John Byrne's birthday so let's celebrate, Groove-ophiles! While his Groovy Age work on X-Men, Marvel Team-Up, Iron Fist, Rog-200, Doomsday +1, Marvel Two-In-One, and Starlord is most celebrated, leave us not forget that he had a suh-weet run on Avengers (issues 181-191) that actually stemmed from a trio of far-out fill-in issues that he did on issues 164-166! Those three issues that ran from July-September 1977 absolutely rocked! Credit-where-credit's due: Jim Shooter turned out a whale of a storyline that allowed Byrne to strut his stuff (and regular inker Pablo Marcos gave Byrne's pencils a different, but cool, vibe than what we'd seen before) with some amazing action scenes against The Lethal Legion (Power Man, Living Laser, and Whirlwind) and a super-powered Count Nefaria (playing the part of Superman-gone-wrong). While we loved our regular penciler at the time, George Perez, methinks not too many fans were disappointed during this titanic trilogy of incredible fill-in issues! Dig this sampling of Ol' Groove's fave pages from each issue...and Happy Birthday, John Byrne!
Friday, January 24, 2020
Pics to Prize and Praise!
Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!
January 20 & 22, 1970
January 20 & 22, 1970
Groovy Age Splash Page of the Week
Groovy Age Spotlight On...
Wacky Packages!Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Wacky Packages aren't comics, but they're definitely comix related and they most definitely were a huge part of our Groovy Age-era childhoods! Combine the zaniness of mags like Cracked and Mad with art and gags by comix luminaries like Len Brown, Kim Deitch, George Evans, Drew Friedman, Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, Norman Saunders, Art Spiegelman, Bhob Stewart and Tom Sutton then put 'em in the form of collectible stickers? Was there ever any doubt that whatever change we had left over after we bought our comicbooks in the early-to-mid 70s went to snapping these babies up? (At a nickel a pack, yet!) Here are some samples of the gross-out hilarity that we all loved so well from the 1974 series 6-11...
For tons more info and examples, check out the Wacky Packages Website! That's it for this week, Groove-ophiles! See ya next time! Pax!
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